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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $XLE and $DWDP

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $XLE & $DWDP. In XLE, traders are buying 50,000 of the January $55 puts, as part of a bearish roll, for $1.84. Jon bought these puts and noted that he will be in the position until at least through June, when OPEC […]

By Chris Sykora · May 23, 2019

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Call buyers triple money in $SE

Sea Limited has rewarded bullish option traders for the third time in less than a week. On April 29, Investitute’s tracking systems identified the purchase of 8,500 June $26 calls for $1.73 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $25.31. There was no open interest in the strike before the trade occurred, showing […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 23, 2019

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Bearish $KRE positions gain 3-fold

Bearish positions returned big gains on downside positions in the SPDR S&P Regional Banking Fund today. On May 6, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 43,179 June $54 puts, as part of a bearish spread, for $0.88 with shares at $56.56. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was […]

By Chris Sykora · May 23, 2019

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$GE bears triple their money

It took just over one week for option traders to triple their money in downside positions in General Electric. On May 14, Investitute’s market scanners found that 24,000 Weekly $10 puts expiring on 24May were bought for $0.15 as part of a bearish roll with shares at $10.29. Open interest in the strike was only […]

By Chris Sykora · May 23, 2019

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$AVP bulls post overnight gains

Option traders tripled their money today in cheap bets made on Avon Products only one session earlier. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 12,000 Weekly $4 calls expiring on May 31 were bought in one print for $0.05 with shares at $3.51. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 23, 2019

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $KWEB, $FCX & $KMI

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $KWEB, $FCX and $KMI. Jon is seeing bearish unusual activity in $KWEB, as traders purchased 7,500 of the August $41.74 puts for $2.15. Jon bought these puts and will be in them until about the first week of August. Pete is […]

By Chris Sykora · May 22, 2019

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$TGT calls up 4-fold overnight

Last-minute option traders cashed in big gains on bullish positions in Target today. In the last hour of trade yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 2,400 Weekly $75 calls expiring this Friday were purchased for $0.74 to $1.05 with shares at $72.47. Volume was well above the strike’s previous open interest, indicating that this was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 22, 2019

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Bulls sail to new highs in $SE

Option traders logged large profits from upside positions in Sea Limited today for the second time in less than a week. On April 5, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,300 June $25 calls for $1.40 to $1.60 with shares at $23.11. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 22, 2019

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Bears rack up profits in $JWN

Downside option positions yielded exponential gains as Nordstrom fell today. On May 2, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 2,500 Weekly $40.50 puts expiring this Friday were bought for $1.85 as part of a bearish spread with shares at $40.94. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was a mere 5 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 22, 2019

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Calls to $TMUS pay off again

Bullish option traders cashed in on T-Mobile for the second session in a row today. On April 1, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 5,000 June $80 calls for $0.64 to $0.67 with shares at $74. Open interest in the strike was only 321 contracts before that session began, showing that this was fresh […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 21, 2019

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$EWZ calls up 5-fold intraday

Bullish option positions opened in the iShares MSCI Brazil Fund this morning were already paying traders handsomely before the closing bell. Just this morning, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 4,400 Weekly $39 calls expiring on May 24 for $0.13 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $37.85. These were clearly new positions, […]

By Chris Sykora · May 21, 2019

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$BX bulls log another win

Option traders doubled their money on upside positions in Blackstone as its shares continued to notch multi-year highs. On April 22, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 3,000 September $43 calls for $0.71 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $39.62. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 21, 2019

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$KSS bears ring the register

Kohl’s fell sharply after reporting earnings today, yielding big profits on downside option positions. On March 5, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 9,500 July $75 puts for $8 to $8.40 as part of a bearish roll with shares at $71.34. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was a […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 21, 2019

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